NCOCC 2009 feb-mar - North County Corvette Club of San Diego, CA

February-March 2009
Volume 35, issue 2
CRUISE NEWS
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Inside:
Features
Board of Directors
LUV to Huntington Beach
About Our Club
Planning for Plastic
President’s Corner
Corvette Racing Calendar
Events
Mr. Brown goes to Motorama
Birthdays
The Weinberg Auction
Corvette Museum Info
Plastic Fantastic Registration
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Officers
Presidents Corner
President:
Bob Belzman
February 2009
Here we are marching ahead through 2009. Now we are into February and “luv” is
in the air! Yes, it is that time again for Annette and Ron Wood’s 3rd annual “Luv
Run.” See the announcement on line for details and plan to join the club for a fun
Valentines Day.
Vice President:
Todd Barbour
Secretary:
Laura Loberman
Treasurer:
Wayne Osborne
Activities Coordinator:
Tom Harper
Historian:
Bob Brown
Sergeant-at-Arms
Chuck Reminga
Past President
Sandy Mayer
Appointees
Thank you to all of the club members who participated and supported the Sixth Annual Bowl-A-Thon. COCSD and NCOCC raised over $2000 for muscular dystrophy. Congratulations to David and Alice Roberts who took high score honors for
men and women. This year COCSD edged us by 20 pins to claim the coveted trophy.
Next year look out COCSD!
It’s here! Thanks to Jeff Brandon, a bimonthly newsletter will be published and displayed on our website. Look for the inaugural copy with a full review of 2008 in pictures. Remember to submit articles of interest and pictures from our events to Jeff.
Our kickoff meeting for Plastic Fantastic 2009, hosted by Laura Loberman, took
place in January. We had a great turnout and support for all of the activities. Chairpersons will be looking for volunteer to help with some action items and participation on show day. Look for sign-up sheets at the club meetings.
The Board is discussing and planning some new run ideas. We will be announcing
them soon and look for your participation to take advantage of the fun and socialization they provide.
See you at the meetings and events,
Bob
Members-at-Large
Tim Bunch
Patricia Slater
March 2009
The busiest time of the year for our club is right around the corner. The activities
coming are planning and preparing for Plastic Fantastic XXXII, some great runs and
events, and looking ahead for spring and summer projects.
Raffle
Patty Knutson
We are in the process of engaging with our new charity, Interfaith Community Services. There will be more details on this in the coming weeks. We will certainly get
our members involved to volunteer time and expertise to affect a positive result helping many people in our community.
Webmaster
Ed Daher
NCM Representative
Bob Hurst
Charity Representative
Candi Daher
This month’s meeting on Tuesday, March 10 will be a “Pizza Night.” Join your
friends for pizza, soft drinks and socializing. Dinner will be available 6:15 pm up to
our 7:00 pm meeting time.
A big thank you to Annette and Ron Wood for organizing and leading the 3rd Annual
Luv Run to the Huntington Beach pier. We had a great turnout, weather was perfect
and as always we ended with a meal, this time Ruby’s Diner.
Car Club Council
Jack Grindstaff /
Bob Hurst
Jan Houshar
The board is always looking for new ideas, people to step up and offer to put a run
together or just ideas and suggestions in general. This is your club so contribute and
keep this the best Corvette Club in the “world.”
Newsletter Editor
Jeff Brandon
Bob.
See you at the meetings and events,
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Calendar of Events
Our Club
April
1st
Pomona - Twilight Cruise Night - NHRA Museum 1101 W. McKinley Ave. - 4PM-8PM
Club members enjoy planned trips, car shows, auto rallies
and a host of social and Corvette-related events, including a
Holiday Party, an Annual Awards Dinner, two major
NCoCC shows (PLASTIC FANTASTIC at Seaport Village,
and ENDLESS SUMMER at Bob Stall Chevrolet), monthly
fun runs, and special trips. We support local communities in
the San Diego County area by participating in special event
parades and high school homecoming events. Our members
also devote a lot of time, energy, and resources in supporting
our club charities.
3rd - 5th
Del Mar Fairgrounds - Goodguys' 9th Del Mar
Nationals
3rd
Escondido - Cruisin' Grand - Grand Ave. Downtown - 5PM-9PM
4th
San Diego - Bella Italia Auto Show - Spanish
Landing Park - 8AM-3PM
5th
Santa Ana - Gasoline Alley Customs & Classics
Car Show - 100 South Main St. - 11AM-2PM
9th
Anaheim - Angelos Cruise Nite - Brookhurst &
Ball - 5PM-8PM
10th
Escondido - Cruisin' Grand - Grand Ave. Downtown - 5PM-9PM
12th
Long Beach - Hi-Performance Swap Meet & Car
Show - Veterans Stadium
12th
San Marcos - Money Pit - 1360 E. Mission Road
- 1PM-4PM
14th
NCoCC Business Meeting, Well Church, Poway, 7:00pm
17th
Escondido - Cruisin' Grand - Grand Ave. Downtown - 5PM-9PM
18th
Huntington Beach - 5th Annual Customs & Classics Car Show - 15871 Springdale - 9AM-3PM
19th
Coronado - 19th Annual MotorCars on MainStreet - Isabella & Orange Avenues - 10AM3PM
19th
Santa Ana - Gasoline Alley Customs & Classics
Car Show - 100 South Main St. - 11AM-2PM
22nd
NCoCC Board Meeting, Coco’s in RB 7:00pm
24th - 26th
Bakersfield - Western Street Rod Nationals Kern County Fairgrounds
Meetings
Business meetings are held the Second Tuesday of every
month at 7:00pm in The Well Church Meeting Room
located at 13604 Midland Road, Poway, CA 92064. We
always welcome and encourage guests to attend our meetings and to participate in our club sponsored events.
For a map of our meeting location please go to our web site
at www.ncocc.com
Membership
Membership is open to anyone at least 18 years of age who
owns or leases a Corvette. Applicants must attend two business meetings and participate in one club event before
becoming a member. Membership in NCoCC entitles you to:
A membership card for you and your significant other
Discounts on parts and service at participating dealers (Bob
Stall and others)
A club T-shirt
A name tag
A newsletter via Email and Web.
Members are expected to attend regular business meetings,
maintain current dues, and support the club by serving on
committees and participating in club events. Initiation fee is
$25. Dues are paid in advance: $75 for one year.
We hope this short introduction is helpful. If you have any
questions, please contact us via 'snail' mail at P.O. Box
500104, San Diego, CA 92150, or via e-mail to Bob
Belzman at bnjbelz@cox.net
Again, Welcome to North County Corvette Club. Your
only requirement is to have a great time and make some new
friends along the way.
Bob Belzman
President, North County Corvette Club
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Calendar of Events
continued
25th
Seal Beach - 22nd Annual Classic Car Show
- Main Street - 10AM-3PM
26th
Pomona - Pomona Car Show & Swap Meet
at the Fairplex
26th
Valley Center - Heartbeat Happenning XI 15954 Woods Valley Rd. - 9AM-3PM
30th
Morro Bay - Cruisin' Morro Bay Car Show
May
1st - 3rd
Monterey Peninsula Corvette Club 2009
Event
Escondido - Cruisin' Grand - Grand Ave.
5PM-9PM
1st - 3rd
Bakersfield - Drag Fest- Auto Club Famoso
Raceway
2nd
Anaheim - Extreme Autofest - Anaheim Stadium
3rd
Santa Ana - Gasoline Alley Customs &
Classics Car Show - 100 South Main St. 11AM-2PM
6th
Pomona - Twilight Cruise Night - NHRA
Museum 1101 W. McKinley Ave. 4PM8PM
8th - 10th
San Diego - Streak 36 - Campland by the
Bay
Escondido - Cruisin' Grand - Grand Ave. 5PM-9PM
10th
Long Beach - Hi-Performance Swap Meet &
Car Show - Veterans Stadium
San Marcos - Money Pit - 1360 E. Mission
Road - 1PM-4PM
12th
NCoCC Business Meeting, Well Church,
Poway, 7:00pm
13th
El Cajon - Cajon Classic Cruise - Main St.
& Magnolia Avenue - 5PM-8PM
17th
32nd Annual Plastic Fantastic All Corvette
Car Show
Top this for a speeding ticket!
Two California Highway Patrol Officers were conducting
speeding enforcement on I-15, just north of the Marine Corps
Air Station at Miramar. One of the officers was using a hand
held radar device to check speeding vehicles approaching the
crest of a hill.
The officers were suddenly surprised when the radar gun began
reading 300 miles per hour. The officer attempted to reset the
radar gun, but it would not reset and then turned off. Just then a
deafening roar over the treetops revealed that the radar had in
fact locked on to a USMC F/A-18 Hornet which was engaged
in a low flying exercise near the location.
Back at the CHIPs Headquarters the Patrol Captain fired off a
complaint to the USMC Base Commander. The reply came
back in true USMC style:
Thank you for your letter. We can now complete the file on this
incident.
You may be interested to know that the tactical computer in the
Hornet had detected the presence of, and subsequently locked
on to, your hostile radar equipment and automatically sent a
jamming signal back to it, which is why it shut down.
Furthermore, an Air-to-Ground missile aboard the fully armed
aircraft had also automatically locked on to your equipment location. Fortunately, the Marine Pilot flying the Hornet recognized the situation for what it was, quickly responded to the
missile system alert status and was able to override the automated defense system before the missile was launched to destroy the hostile radar position.
The pilot also suggests you cover your mouths when cussing at
them, since the video systems on these jets are very high tech.
Sergeant Johnson, the officer holding the radar gun, should get
his dentist to check his left rear molar. It appears the filling is
loose. Also, the snap is broken on his holster.
Thank you for your concern.
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Planning for Plastic Fantastic XXXII
Sandy, always the
first to arrive!
Candi & Lynn
Gary, ready for
lunch.
Lynn, Sharon, Lynn, & Candi
On Saturday, March 21, 2009, the Club met for the second Plastic Fantastic
planning meeting at the Well Church. This is the first year that the Board has
taken on the job of coordinating Plastic Fantastic XXXII with various subcommittee volunteers. The group got right to business and broke for a Club-provided lunch in the middle of the meeting. The Committees are doing a
fantastic job getting things in place, and Pat Kutyla, our raffle chairperson, has
taken the bull by the horns in soliciting desirable raffle prizes. We should have
a very successful raffle this year and hope to make a substantial profit to donate to our charity. We expect to put on another outstanding show for 2009!
Pat & Greg
President Bob &
Wayne
Dave & Bob, not much
to say.
The club in action.
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Annette’s Luv Run to the Huntington Beach Pier
Our host, Annette.
Sam Rindskopf & daughter.
Bob & Carol Haller.
Joe & Dolores Steinmetz.
Tom & Marie Harper.
President Bob & Jo Belzman.
Jack & Lynn Grindstaff
Bob & Lena Mackey.
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Annette’s Luv Run to the Huntington Beach Pier
Bob & Clarice Hurst.
Terry Thompson.
Great day for a drive!
Great day at the beach.
The Pier.
Jack & Sam can’t decide what to order.
Wayne Osborne.
Wayne surfing?
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Mr. Brown goes to Motorama
National Corvette Museum’s Historic
Motorama II
This past June my 59 was selected to represent
the 59 MY in the Historic Motorama II which
would consist of one Vette from each year & the
55 car display would be the feature marquee for
GM’s 100th Anniversary celebration in Detroit. I
then spent the remainder of June, July & August
prepping the car and planning my trip via Route
66. A major help was being able to program
almost the entire trip that included nearly 100
“must see” or points of interest into my Tom
Tom GPS.
Spent the night in the Wigwam Motel in
Holbrook, AZ….quite an experience, but once is
enough!
2 Sept: Day 1, first photo op at the Wigwam
Motel on Rte 66 in Rialto.
6 Sept: Foggy, foggy day. Restored Phillips 66
station in McLean, TX.
3 Sept: Big prob in the middle of the desert; this
was an unscheduled pit stop and the starter was
heat soaked. This would plague me until I got to
Bowling Green, KY, where I had a replacement
starter waiting for me.
National Route 66 Museum in Elk City, OK
3 Sept: Sno-Cap in Seligman, AZ
7 Sept: Famous Blue Whale in Catoosa, OK
Mickey Mantle’s home town of Commerce, OK
10 Sept: Collinsville, IL. This is the owner of a
66 big block and he had everyone sign his air
cleaner. Cool idea.
Galena, KS. This is “Tow Tater” that was the
inspiration for Tow Mater in the movie “CARS”
11 Sept: The 54 out of PA threw a rod about ½
way between St Louis & Indianapolis. It had its
own chase vehicle and trailer. The owner
immediately began searching for a replacement
engine.
9 Sept: Jim Van Dorn who owns “Automasters”
in Bowling Green, KY. Jim is an old friend and
quickly repaired my heat soaked starter problem.
12 Sept: After visiting Griot’s Garage
headquarters and Ray Skillman’s Museum in
Indy, and Tire Rack’s HQ & test track, & the
Studebaker Museum in South Bend, IN, we
motored on to Sawyer, MI for a catered dinner at
Corvette Central.
At the NCM. Tomorrow I will meet up with the
other 54 Corvettes in the Motorama.
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13 Sep. Our overnight hotel in Battle Creek, MI.
Hurricane Gus hit and we had torrential rains all
the way from South Bend to Battle Creek. I
think all the solid axle cars (except 53 & 54
which had warm, dry trailers) suffered from
many, many leaks. The 63 split window coupe
had more than 3” of water in the passenger foot
well. This is the 1960 from KY.
Dinner at GM’s Heritage Center; a truly fantastic
collection of rare automobiles.
16 Sept: The big day; we are on display in front
of the Renaissance Center on the waterfront in
downtown Detroit with hundreds of media
people everywhere.
14 Sept: Got a welcome break from the heavy
rains and spent the day touring Henry Ford’s
Museum and Greenfield Village in Dearborn.
Put this on your “must see” destinations; it is
truly wonderful.
Remember the 54 with the blown engine? The
owner found a spare engine in MI, worked all
weekend, and with the help of Werner Meier of
Farmington Hills, MI, had the 54 ready to go on
the big day. Also cool is how he had
reproductions of the original 53 Motorama Car
display placards made to help show off his 54.
15 Sept: We visited GM’s Performance
Powertrain Div. in Wixom, MI, where they hand
assemble the LS7 & new LS9 engines. I was
very surprised they allowed taking all the
pictures we wanted.
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Parked on an original alignment of the old
Mother Road. The new Rte 66 is just to the left.
Photo op with Bob Lutz
A wonderfully restored Standard Oil Station in
Odell, IL. All the little towns take great pride in
their Route 66 heritage and take great pains to
meticulously maintain these old treasures.
Route 66 Hall of Fame Museum in Pontiac, IL
19 Sept: First day of return trip. I drove to
Wilmington, IL to pick up Route 66. This is the
famous Gemini Giant at the Launching Pad
Drive-In.
20 Sept: Bunyon Giant in Atlanta, IL
Restored Texaco Station in Dwight, IL. Route 66
in Illinois has the most restored stations, historic
buildings and the best signage/markings of any
state….you do not need a map to follow Rte 66
in IL.
Shea’s Route 66 Museum in Springfield, IL.
The original owner of this station still runs this
place and will give you a guided tour through his
50-60 years of memorabilia stocked in two
stations. While in Springfield I also visited Abe
Lincoln’s home (a 2-3 block area of restored
period homes) and also Lincoln’s Tomb.
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Soulsby’s Shell Station built in 1926 in Mt.
Olive, IL.
22 Sept: “Bug Ranch” in Conway, TX
Adrian, TX, midpoint of Route 66.
Famous Chain of Rocks Bridge that crosses the
mighty Mississippi on the north side of St Louis.
23 Sept: Famous Jackrabbit Trading Post near
Joseph City, AZ.
21 Sept: Route 66 Museum in Clinton, OK
Oops! End of pavement. Even with travel maps
and GPS you can still run into some interesting
situations.
24 Sept: Home to CA. Total of 7047 miles, 436
gal of gas, 16.2 mpg, 4 qts of oil & one new
starter. You might say, “It was a gas!”
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Dear Members,
March 21, 2009
Plastic Fantastic, on May 17 t h is quickly approaching, so I am taking this opportunity to remind
you about donating an item to our raffle. We have two club meetings prior to Plastic Fantastic
so please bring your raffle item(s) to one of those two meetings, or the day of the car show and
drop it off at the raffle booth.
Please find attached a letter of explanation on our letterhead for any vendors you may solicit
for raffle prizes. If we each solicit one vendor to donate to our raffle, we would acquire more
prizes, which translates to more money for our charity, Interfaith Community Services of
North County.
The committee appreciates your time and generosity and looks forward to receiving your raffle
donation.
Sincerely,
Pat
Pat Kutyla
Plastic Fantastic XXXII Raffle Chair
Birthdays for
February & March
Tim Bunch
February 1
Jan Houshar
February 2
Dolores Steinmetz
February 3
Dale Tenney
February 3
Wendy Kitchen
February 6
David Roberts
February 6
Jack Brackx
February 17
Sam Rindskopf
February 17
Randy Solle
February 26
Joe Steinmetz
February 26
Len Krumpen
March 6
Linda Kotanan
March 9
Dick Knutson
March 19
Pat Knutson
March 23
Patti Reminga
March 24
Ron Lewis
March 31
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